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Sustainable Living
Sustainable Living courses available in Byron Bay and Mullumbimby
Do you dream of living more sustainably? Gain the hands-on skills and knowledge to make that dream a reality.
Learn to reduce your footprint on the planet in an affordable way, engage positively with your surroundings and help your community gain the benefits of sustainability too.
Choose from our nationally-recognised Permaculture certificate courses to one-day workshops and short courses.
Develop your interests in sustainability by enrolling, today.
AHC30722 - Certificate III in Horticulture
Do you want to grow your passion, while creating and nurturing diverse types of green environments? A career in horticulture is a great choice if you enjoy working outdoors. It can provide you with vast opportunities to work within a wide range of horticulture settings. You will be guided by our highly skilled, industry current trainers who will help you develop the personal and professional skills required to start your career as a sought-after horticulturist, in an evolving and...
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Assessments are made against units of competency from the Certificate III in Horticulture AHC30722.
- Transport and store chemicals (AHCCHM304)
- Operate machinery and equipment (AHCMOM304)
- Control plant pests, diseases and disorders (AHCPMG302)
- Control weeds (AHCPMG301)
- Operate pressurised irrigation systems (AHCIRG346)
- Perform specialist amenity pruning (AHCPGD309)
- Identify and select plants (AHCPCM308)
- Contribute to workplace health and safety processes (AHCWHS302)
- Apply environmentally sustainable work practices (AHCWRK320)
- Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases (AHCCHM307)
- Implement soil improvements for garden and turf areas (AHCSOL304)
- Implement a landscape maintenance program (AHCPGD310)
- Implement a plant nutrition program (AHCPCM305)
- Implement a propagation plan (AHCNSY313)
- Prepare growing media (AHCSOL305)
- Maintain nursery plants (AHCNSY308)
- Provide information on plants and their culture (AHCPCM306)
AHC30722 - Certificate III in Horticulture
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AHC33822 - Certificate III in Permaculture
Are you interested in learning permaculture skills to help make lives, homes and communities more sustainable? We offer you the opportunity to immerse yourself in sustainable living in Byron Shire, the green heart of the North Coast. Make like-minded friends in this highly practical course as you gain experience and confidence to transition your life and the lives of others towards a better future. You will learn: Permaculture principles and ethics Integrated plant and animal...
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Assessments are made against units of competency from the Certificate III in Permaculture AHC33822.
- Maintain integrated plant and animal systems (AHCPER332)
- Establish a permaculture system (AHCPER324)
- Develop recommendations for integrated plant and animal systems (AHCPER414)
- Communicate permaculture system principles to stakeholders (AHCPER322)
- Conduct site inspections (AHCWRK322)
- Select plant and animal species for permaculture systems (AHCPER335)
- Test, improve and maintain healthy soil in a permaculture system (AHCPER336)
- Install and maintain permaculture water management systems (AHCPER326)
- Use the characteristics of plant resilience in a permaculture system (AHCPER323)
- Mitigate plant pests, diseases and disorders in a permaculture system (AHCPER325)
- Coordinate preparation and storage of produce from a permaculture system (AHCPER329)
- Monitor weather conditions (AHCWRK314)
- Coordinate propagation activities for a permaculture system (AHCPER331)
- Read and interpret property maps and plans (AHCPER334)
- Install structures for permaculture systems (AHCPER327)
AHC33822 - Certificate III in Permaculture
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Composting and Worm Farming
Partnering with worms to create healthy soil makes good eco-sense. In this workshop, you will learn how to make a worm farm, how to care for the worms and how to work with worm leachate (juice) and castings. The tricks of hot and cool composting will be shared so you have endless food for your worms. You will learn to: Make a worm farm Care for worms Make worm tea with leachate (juice) Make hot and cool composting What to bring: Journal to take notes and clothes to work in....
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Beekeeping - Level 2
This is the next level from an Introduction To Beekeeping, which is a prerequisite to this course. You will be working in pairs on live bee hives. You’ll be covering such things as safety and risk management, opening and inspecting a hive, assessing pests and diseases, swarm control, Queen raising, honey extraction, processing, packaging and more. Those who haven’t yet started would benefit from the confidence and skill building gained by this next level, while those that have bees...
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Ecology - Weeds, Pests And Diseases In The Garden - PDC
Learn to identify and control a range of common weeds, pests and diseases of food crops through holistic, ecologically sensitive management techniques. This course will build an appreciation of the importance of soil management to nurture crop health for natural pest and disease resistance. Permaculture Design Course This course module is one of 14 which make up the internationally renowned Permaculture Design Course (PDC). You are welcome to attend just this module to learn the...
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Permaculture Ethics, Principles And Patterns - PDC
What is permaculture and why is it relevant to our world today? How can we integrate the ethics and principles of Permaculture in our daily lives? We will explore the foundations of Permaculture, where ecological understanding meets modern design and where science meets the arts and traditional knowledge systems. Learn about the underlying patterns in nature and how comprehending and working with them can support you to live a richer, more easeful life. Topics covered include...
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Plant Propagation And Seed Saving - PDC
Explore a range of simple plant propagation techniques including cuttings, root division and seed raising to allow you to grow a range of plants for your garden in a simple and cost effective manner. Learn a range of seed saving and storage techniques that empower you to secure the great diversity of food varieties on our planet. Discover how you can develop and evolve varieties of food plants that will have optimum productivity in the unique conditions of your own home garden....
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Vegetables - Integrated Organic Production - PDC
Explore a comprehensive range of Organic Gardening techniques including composting, crop rotation, companion planting and natural pest and disease management. Create a ‘no-dig garden’ from local, low cost materials and learn about seasonal planting in the humid Subtropics. The first part of this day will be in the classroom, followed by a sessions at The Farm in the afternoon for some hands on learning. Topics covered include: Seasonal Vegetable Gardening: The Four Elements of Life...
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Introduction To Permaculture Design - PDC
The fundamentals of Permaculture design theory and practice. Explore how the elements of nature – earth, water, air and fire – define the unique conditions and opportunities of any site. Learn how to analyse and map these powerful forces to support you to work with, rather than against them to achieve your lifestyle and production goals. Topics covered include: Introduction To Permaculture Design Comprehend Zones and Energy Flows Interpret and Complete a Sector Analysis...
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Trees and Perennial Crops - Creating Food Forests - PDC
Learn how to design, establish and care for your own diverse, tree based food production system in a low maintenance fashion that works with nature's fundamental processes of land and soil repair. Discover a huge array of fruit and nut trees from around the world that thrive in our warm, subtropical climate including indigenous bush foods. The first part of this day will be in the classroom, followed by a sessions at The Farm in the afternoon for some hands on learning. h3. Topics...
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